1 Todo o povo de Judá tomou a Uzias, que era de dezesseis anos, e o constituiu rei em lugar de Amazias, seu pai. 2 Ele edificou a Elate e a restituiu a Judá, depois que o rei descansou com seus pais. 3 Uzias tinha dezesseis anos quando começou a reinar e cinquenta e dois anos reinou em Jerusalém. Era o nome de sua mãe Jecolias, de Jerusalém. 4 Ele fez o que era reto perante o Senhor, segundo tudo o que fizera Amazias, seu pai. 5 Propôs-se buscar a Deus nos dias de Zacarias, que era sábio nas visões de Deus; nos dias em que buscou ao Senhor, Deus o fez prosperar.

6 Saiu e guerreou contra os filisteus e quebrou o muro de Gate, o de Jabné e o de Asdode; e edificou cidades no território de Asdode e entre os filisteus. 7 Deus o ajudou contra os filisteus, e contra os arábios que habitavam em Gur-Baal, e contra os meunitas. 8 Os amonitas deram presentes a Uzias, cujo renome se espalhara até à entrada do Egito, porque se tinha tornado em extremo forte. 9 Também edificou Uzias torres em Jerusalém, à Porta da Esquina, à Porta do Vale e à Porta do Ângulo e as fortificou. 10 Também edificou torres no deserto e cavou muitas cisternas, porque tinha muito gado, tanto nos vales como nas campinas; tinha lavradores e vinhateiros, nos montes e nos campos férteis, porque era amigo da agricultura. 11 Tinha também Uzias um exército de homens destros nas armas, que saíam à guerra em tropas, segundo o rol feito pelo escrivão Jeiel e Maaseias, oficial, sob a direção de Hananias, um dos príncipes do rei. 12 O número total dos cabeças das famílias, homens valentes, era de dois mil e seiscentos. 13 Debaixo das suas ordens, havia um exército guerreiro de trezentos e sete mil e quinhentos homens, que faziam a guerra com grande poder, para ajudar o rei contra os inimigos. 14 Preparou-lhes Uzias, para todo o exército, escudos, lanças, capacetes, couraças e arcos e até fundas para atirar pedras. 15 Fabricou em Jerusalém máquinas, de invenção de homens peritos, destinadas para as torres e cantos das muralhas, para atirarem flechas e grandes pedras; divulgou-se a sua fama até muito longe, porque foi maravilhosamente ajudado, até que se tornou forte.

16 Mas, havendo-se já fortificado, exaltou-se o seu coração para a sua própria ruína, e cometeu transgressões contra o Senhor, seu Deus, porque entrou no templo do Senhor para queimar incenso no altar do incenso. 17 Porém o sacerdote Azarias entrou após ele, com oitenta sacerdotes do Senhor, homens da maior firmeza; 18 e resistiram ao rei Uzias e lhe disseram: A ti, Uzias, não compete queimar incenso perante o Senhor, mas aos sacerdotes, filhos de Arão, que são consagrados para este mister; sai do santuário, porque transgrediste; nem será isso para honra tua da parte do Senhor Deus. 19 Então, Uzias se indignou; tinha o incensário na mão para queimar incenso; indignando-se ele, pois, contra os sacerdotes, a lepra lhe saiu na testa perante os sacerdotes, na Casa do Senhor, junto ao altar do incenso. 20 Então, o sumo sacerdote Azarias e todos os sacerdotes voltaram-se para ele, e eis que estava leproso na testa, e apressadamente o lançaram fora; até ele mesmo se deu pressa em sair, visto que o Senhor o ferira. 21 Assim, ficou leproso o rei Uzias até ao dia da sua morte; e morou, por ser leproso, numa casa separada, porque foi excluído da Casa do Senhor; e Jotão, seu filho, tinha a seu cargo a casa do rei, julgando o povo da terra.

22 Quanto aos mais atos de Uzias, tanto os primeiros como os últimos, o profeta Isaías, filho de Amoz, os escreveu. 23 Descansou Uzias com seus pais, e, com seus pais, o sepultaram no campo do sepulcro que era dos reis; porque disseram: Ele é leproso. E Jotão, seu filho, reinou em seu lugar.

1 And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.

2 He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

3 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.

4 And he did that, which was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.

5 And he set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.

6 And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the country of Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

7 And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Meunim.

8 And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah; and his name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt; for he waxed exceeding strong.

9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the Turning, and fortified them.

10 And be built towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle; in the Lowland also, and in the table-land; and he had husbandmen and vinedressers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields; for he loved husbandry.

11 Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.

12 The whole number of the heads of fathers' houses, even the mighty men of valour, was two thousand and six hundred.

13 And under their hand was a trained army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

14 And Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.

15 And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by skilful men, to be on the towers and upon the corners, wherewith to shoot arrows and great stones. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.

16 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against the LORD his God; for he went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

17 And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men;

18 and they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him: 'It pertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron that are consecrated it pertaineth to burn incense; go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thy honour from the LORD God.'

19 Then Uzziah was wroth; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense; and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy broke forth in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the altar of incense.

20 And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from thence; yea, himself made haste also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.

21 And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a house set apart, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD; and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.

22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.

23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings; for they said: 'He is a leper'; and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.